000 FZNT23 KNHC 141526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO CENTRAL COLOMBIA WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO NW COLOMBIA THIS EVENING...FROM THE ANEGADA PASSAGE TO JUST S OF HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WED MORNING...BEFORE DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN...DIMINISHING SAT AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY...EXTEND FROM 22N59W TO THE ANEGADA PASSAGE BY EARLY WED...THEN PUSH E OF THE AREA THU FOLLOWED BY LARGE NW SWELL. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THU...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 78W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF SHEAR LINE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG SHEAR LINE. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT N OF 15N W OF 68W. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 15N...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE SOUTH OF 11N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT THU. N OF 17N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19N70W WILL PUSH E OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING...ALLOWING GALE FORCE WINDS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA TO DIMINISH. WINDS DIMINISH AS RIDGING BUILDS ALONG 27N. WED THROUGH FRI. SW WINDS INCREASE N OF THE BAHAMAS SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 75W THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N W OF 75W...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N W OF 75W AND 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N E OF 75W. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN